And to think I almost included a statement about that. So please note:
#1, I wasn't even writing on behalf of myself, but on behalf of all the "real people" with real connections to and involvement with music. As I indicated, I have even personally been "promoting" .music to such people myself.
#2, Even if I was writing with myself in mind too, I am not a domainer. I haven't been a domainer for years and years. I started out as a domainer over 20 years ago, but am one no more. But that's why I have an old NP account, a [Removed by Moderator - Rule: 1.29] account, and follow a few of the blogs and industry news. My favorite reply any time someone ever even inquires about a domain, which is rare now, is "not for sale" 99.999999999999% of the time. And in the interest of further disclosure just to illustrate the point, I'm about to delete a small bunch of ancient listings I still have on one of the big famous platforms that I practically even forgot about, and there's only one domain I only just days ago decided to actually make for sale because someone contacted me about it and I've decided "yeah sure, why not," but that one alone certainly doesn't make me any domainer anymore by any million mile stretch. That's just the exact equivalent of someone deciding to merely put one of their extra houses up for sale when they already have and use others.
On that note,
#2, I would actually like to get one or two - not as a domainer - at all - but with good faith intention to use. I do have a certain outside-the-box connection to music. But:
This is way, way, way, way too strict and restrictive, most especially even just for "non-domainer" people involved with music and full of bona fide intent and music related vision and purpose:
Particularly this part (this link goes to a certain time spot in the video):
Based on something as narrow and restrictive as that, I've already referred paying business to .music, but .music can and probably will revoke the domain and keep the money no less.
So while I loved .music and the idea of .music, this is now a huge disappointment, and in my opinion a huge disservice both to .music and to music itself. That kind of super strict and restrictive requirement leaves no room for a vast multitude of genuine good faith registrants and users who have vision and good intention, but don't fit into such a tiny restrictive box.
PS: one of these "real people" I've posted for has even just been studying at Julliard no less, and may have just or just be about to finish up. But I doubt the person could satisfy the current level of strictness and narrowness in the requirement. Not good enough, ay?